Project Manager
Location: Options for hybrid home/office working for candidates within the Greater Glasgow area as well as full time home working for candidates located elsewhere in the UK.
Salary: Competitive DOE
Role Type: Full time permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen due to rapid business growth for a candidate to join SVL as a Project Manager.
Direct Applications Only Please, No Agencies
You will be joining an experienced and dynamic project team that will provide you with the platform to make a significant contribution. You will be responsible for leading and providing direction to multiple I.T. deployment and migration projects to our customers throughout the UK, on time and on budget.
As a Project Manager you will work with stakeholders across the organisation to define, plan and implement a variety of projects across a wide product range, with a focus on quality.
As an investor in people with a huge emphasis on professional development, you will enjoy the support and opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge as you build up your project portfolio.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to build a long-standing and successful career within the company.
Options for hybrid home/office working for candidates within the Greater Glasgow area as well as full time home working for candidates located elsewhere in the UK.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Managing multiple implementations, overviewing scope, resource, schedule and financials to ensure delivery within agreed time and budget.
- Governance of projects through initiation, design, build and support of test phases
- Issue management, Risk assessment, analysis and planning including escalation as required
- Development and maintenance of financial, resource and work plans.
- Production of status reports to agreed schedule.
Essential Experience/Key Competencies:
- Relevant experience in IT project management; project planning, management, estimation, and decision analysis skills.
- Exceptional focus on delivery (proactive monitoring and remedial action).
- Ability to matrix-manage a team of resources across multiple projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills written and verbal.
- Problem management skills commensurate with those required to manage internal and external resources in scoping and resolution of complex issues.
- Sound decision-making abilities when faced with complex demands and issues that can, and will, arise throughout the project lifecycle.
- Experience managing IT suppliers and integrating them within project plan deliverables and problem resolutions.
- Ability to understand and translate technical information in a clear and concise customer-friendly manner.
- Excellent time management with a flexible attitude to work and the ability to pivot quickly in an ever changing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of MS products.
Desirable Experience/Qualifications:
- Solid technical background with an understanding of various IT technologies (Telephony, Network, Storage, Virtualisation etc.)
- Experience managing Cloud technology focused projects.
- Prince 2 practitioner-level certification.
Competitive salary and benefits package offered based on experience.
Submit your CV, and covering letter to dbendon@svl.co.uk
Closing date: 30 May 2021
